Trump claims Board of Peace has reached ‘historic’ Gaza deal to disarm Hamas and withdraw Israeli troops

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The parties in the Israel-Hamas war have agreed to a “historic” framework paving the way to rebuild Gaza and remake its government, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday.

The deal includes the “COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza,” the president wrote on Truth Social.

Hamas communicated via mediators that it has agreed to the terms of the multi-step road map, U.S. and Board of Peace officials told The Independent.

The deal will eventually see the group hand security and political control to an international stabilization force of troops, a newly trained Palestinian police force and a transitional group of technocratic experts overseeing basic services, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, the officials said.

The Israeli military, meanwhile, will pull back its troops from Gaza in phases, according to President Trump.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a multi-part framework on the future of Gaza, which will see Hamas disarm and Israel withdraw its troops, according to President Trump (AFP/Getty)

“One year ago there was a violent raging war, humanitarian crisis and hostages kept in brutal captivity,” he wrote in his post outlining the alleged agreement. “We have made historic progress and there is still much work to do.”

Each phase of the deal would be verified by a committee that certifies compliance on all sides before additional changes would take place, the U.S. officials said.

The disarmament process would include the handover of personal weapons, the decommissioning of heavy military hardware and the disclosure and destruction of hidden Hamas tunnels, the officials added.

Hamas member Ghazi Hammad told Al Jazeera that the group will follow through with disarming if Israel maintains its obligations.

“Israel will not interfere in the disarmament issue, and the national committee is the one that will carry out this task”, he said.

“Hamas remains steadfast in its national goals, represented by preserving the rights of the Palestinian people,” Hammad added.

As of Thursday evening, there were signs Israel may not have agreed to precisely what the U.S. was describing.

An unnamed Israeli official told i24, an Israeli news channel, that Gaza had not been discussed during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent visit to Washington and that Israel would not fully withdraw from Gaza until Hamas had fully disarmed and the Strip had been completely demilitarized.

The Independent has contacted Israel and its military for comment.

The Trump-led Board of Peace has claimed billions of dollars have been pledged to support the rebuilding effort in Gaza. U.S. officials said those funds would begin flowing towards construction and development efforts once the disarmament and transition deal was under way.

The U.S. officials claimed the terms of the deal could be complied with in less than 365 days, though they cautioned that represented a rough estimate assuming all sides upheld the agreement.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated with new information.